Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...

The in-depth story of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster On March 11, 2011, the Japanese islands were struck by an earthquake of enormous force. For six minutes the ground was shaking ...

A second explosion has hit a Japanese nuclear plant that was damaged ... Tokyo Electric Power, which runs the plant, said the reactor's containment vessel had resisted the impact.

Seven years of data have been collected on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power ... nuclear disaster. The level fell to more than one-1000th in April. While radiation levels around the plant ...

NAMIE, Fukushima Prefecture–A significant shift in Japan's energy policy ... their homes following the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The draft of a new energy plan ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's nuclear ... the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The decision is a setback for Japan as it seeks to accelerate reactor restarts to maximize nuclear power. The Nuclear Regulation ...

What happened there was a catastrophic disaster ... power of Castle Bravo. The test proved to be more than twice as powerful as the initial prediction, and changes in weather patterns blew the ...

With unprecedented access inside both Fukushima nuclear power plants ... as a natural a disaster but was made worse by human beings. But why did the worst happen at one plant while another ...

The Japanese earthquake ... tested the Fukushima plant to withstand a maximum seismic jolt lower than Friday's 8.9 earthquake. Tepco's last safety test of nuclear power plant Number 1—one ...

A nuclear power state of emergency issued by the government on the day of the March 11, 2011, Fukushima nuclear disaster ... power plant caused by the magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake ...

Namie is one of five towns, two cities, and two villages that lie partially or wholly within a 12.4-mile radius of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant—designated by the government as a no ...

TOKYO (AP) — A government-commissioned panel of experts on Wednesday largely supported Japan ... power plant in 2011 that led to extensive displacement of residents and lingering anti-nuclear ...